Top Local Agencies in South Carolina by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, Listed Alphabetically, (2007)

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      Marijuana Arrests Other Arrests
Rank Agency Population
Total
Pct. of All Drug Arrests
Poss.
Poss. Rate
Black Pct.
Males Age
15 to 19 Pct.
Other Drugs
Violent
Property
81 Abbeville Police Dept 5,659 38 54% 26 459 58% 31% 33 47 125
128 Aiken County Sheriff Department 97,333 127 38% 122 125 43% 16% 208 143 625
52 Aiken Police Dept 29,256 222 74% 204 697 56% 26% 79 45 399
136 Anderson County Sheriff Department 140,828 174 40% 130 92 36% 26% 264 285 1,429
74 Anderson Police Dept 26,326 149 62% 139 528 64% 30% 91 79 413
40 Bamberg Police Dept 3,480 31 70% 31 891 90% 35% 13 12 81
91 Barnwell Police Dept 4,847 18 62% 17 351 59% 6% 11 24 135
54 Batesburg-Leesville Police Dept 5,620 39 68% 38 676 47% 16% 18 23 88
84 Beaufort County Sheriff Office 120,640 546 62% 492 408 40% 28% 332 242 886
58 Beaufort Police Dept 11,960 89 78% 76 635 61% 24% 25 42 385
79 Belton City Police Dept 4,607 26 58% 22 478 36% 23% 19 7 45
117 Bennetsville Police Dept 10,898 34 43% 23 211 70% 22% 46 56 163
90 Berkeley County Sheriff Office 91,860 388 60% 327 356 40% 31% 264 219 944
39 Bluffton Police Dept 3,791 39 63% 34 897 38% 29% 23 35 169
113 Calhoun County Sheriff Department 12,726 35 67% 32 251 53% 19% 17 31 92
48 Camden Police Dept 7,071 64 66% 53 750 60% 23% 33 63 177
53 Cayce Police Dept 12,659 91 68% 87 687 39% 29% 43 28 124
100 Central Police Dept 4,147 14 70% 13 313 15% 54% 6 10 67
2 Chapin Police Dept 698 28 74% 28 4,011 21% 43% 10 2 14
46 Charleston City Police Dept 109,382 835 68% 834 762 67% 23% 388 309 1,787
120 Charleston County Sheriff Department 81,017 195 45% 159 196 52% 28% 243 350 853
43 Cheraw City Police Dept 5,417 56 67% 47 868 64% 28% 27 32 174
115 Cherokee County Sheriff Department 39,722 101 33% 93 234 43% 13% 207 73 448
130 Chester County Sheriff Department 24,064 38 34% 30 125 30% 43% 74 48 195
35 Chester Police Dept 6,074 64 72% 60 988 67% 22% 25 41 94
65 Chesterfield County Sheriff Office 33,645 207 61% 193 574 41% 17% 133 36 225
98 Clarendon County Sheriff Department 27,983 110 61% 89 318 58% 19% 69 53 135
87 Clinton Town Police Dept 9,018 39 29% 35 388 71% 26% 94 22 86
32 Clover Police Dept 4,493 52 73% 46 1,024 20% 28% 19 36 37
114 Colleton County Sheriff Department 32,975 86 65% 80 243 60% 19% 46 60 149
127 Columbia Police Dept 120,549 194 60% 159 132 81% 28% 130 135 415
55 Conway Police Dept 14,285 98 58% 96 672 47% 22% 71 72 577
51 Cowpens Police Dept 2,364 23 82% 17 719 41% 18% 5 0 15
116 Darlington County Sheriff Office 52,511 136 37% 122 232 66% 20% 227 124 434
21 Darlington Police Dept 6,525 99 58% 89 1,364 66% 26% 73 62 247
135 Dillon County Sheriff Office 22,641 34 45% 24 106 42% 46% 42 72 133
57 Dillon Town Police Dept 6,382 41 66% 41 642 51% 24% 21 53 186
107 Dorchester County Sheriff Department 72,082 250 74% 212 294 40% 28% 90 108 386
9 Duncan Police Dept 3,020 79 90% 76 2,517 66% 22% 9 11 67
71 Easley Police Dept 19,372 112 53% 105 542 14% 27% 100 44 278
1 Eautawville Police Dept 329 43 74% 33 10,030 70% 21% 15 0 2
125 Edgefield County Sheriff Department 18,569 52 56% 33 178 58% 15% 41 11 85
108 Edgefield Police Dept 4,529 17 74% 13 287 85% 23% 6 5 22
24 Elgin 1,080 19 73% 14 1,296 14% 36% 7 1 39
101 Fairfield County Sheriff Department 20,435 66 48% 64 313 67% 19% 71 78 196
69 Florence County Sheriff Office 88,597 514 61% 491 554 66% 20% 327 118 477
61 Florence Police Dept 31,377 208 52% 194 618 71% 22% 190 162 792
4 Folly Beach Public Safety 2,339 83 80% 82 3,506 6% 26% 21 1 44
105 Forest Acres Police Dept 9,818 32 82% 29 295 59% 41% 7 21 160
36 Fountain Inn Police Dept 7,261 71 63% 70 964 41% 24% 41 28 123
63 Gaffney Police Dept 12,945 77 60% 77 595 55% 30% 51 43 226
123 Georgetown County Sheriff Office 50,353 108 46% 93 185 44% 22% 128 141 646
47 Georgetown Police Dept 8,668 65 58% 65 750 60% 26% 48 69 373
96 Goose Creek Police Dept 32,139 117 71% 106 330 39% 36% 47 46 428
42 Great Falls Police Dept 2,052 22 81% 18 877 67% 33% 5 4 24
121 Greenville County Sheriff Office 307,633 634 45% 577 188 49% 26% 761 802 2,950
83 Greenville Police Dept 57,595 262 54% 246 427 56% 20% 227 223 1,230
118 Greenwood County Sheriff Office 42,951 96 54% 89 207 45% 13% 82 136 393
72 Greenwood Police Dept 22,428 122 41% 121 540 64% 18% 175 143 738
102 Greer Police Dept 23,224 81 41% 71 306 24% 41% 116 40 323
97 Hampton County Sheriff Department 13,001 44 46% 42 323 81% 14% 51 35 43
34 Hampton Police Dept 2,780 29 88% 28 1,007 68% 32% 4 5 52
70 Hanahan Police Dept 13,983 76 54% 76 544 41% 34% 66 39 265
17 Hartsville Police Dept 7,460 130 76% 119 1,595 43% 41% 42 55 360
80 Honea Path Police Dept 3,628 17 40% 17 469 59% 6% 25 10 91
122 Horry County Police Department 179,873 354 53% 337 187 24% 31% 309 575 2,360
12 Inman Police Dept 1,942 42 59% 40 2,060 30% 30% 29 7 36
75 Irmo Police Dept 11,364 68 80% 57 502 47% 37% 17 9 68
23 Isle Of Palms Police Dept 4,653 63 78% 62 1,332 15% 21% 18 2 34
93 Jasper County Sheriff Department 17,676 61 48% 61 345 36% 21% 65 25 129
27 Johnsonville Police Dept 1,461 17 41% 17 1,164 71% 41% 24 1 56
126 Kershaw County Sheriff Department 50,212 85 61% 77 153 44% 16% 55 37 181
29 Kingstree Police Dept 3,317 36 78% 36 1,085 92% 28% 10 10 74
41 Lake City Police Dept 6,693 64 68% 59 882 80% 37% 30 46 201
7 Lakeview Police Dept 789 23 88% 23 2,915 39% 30% 3 4 17
111 Lancaster County Sheriff Office 56,157 161 58% 151 269 36% 30% 117 100 655
45 Lancaster Police Dept 8,393 73 53% 66 786 80% 30% 64 54 274
59 Landrum Police Dept 2,554 16 64% 16 626 0% 44% 9 3 30
3 Latta Police Dept 1,501 59 73% 55 3,664 38% 7% 22 26 28
139 Laurens County Sheriff Office 50,575 53 35% 37 73 43% 16% 97 118 455
106 Laurens Police Dept 9,841 34 52% 29 295 62% 21% 32 61 198
137 Lee County Sheriff Department 16,289 20 43% 14 86 100% 21% 26 27 86
133 Lexington County Sheriff Department 184,284 235 62% 200 109 31% 24% 147 108 756
38 Lexington Police Dept 14,715 143 76% 134 911 31% 38% 46 19 165
19 Lyman Police Dept 2,812 39 65% 39 1,387 28% 36% 21 8 61
92 Manning Town Police Dept 4,016 23 59% 14 349 79% 29% 16 15 80
132 Marion County Sheriff Department 22,724 28 55% 25 110 76% 28% 23 57 183
11 Marion Police Dept 6,949 172 78% 167 2,403 56% 26% 48 39 199
67 Mauldin Police Dept 20,494 125 71% 115 561 22% 44% 50 52 255
15 Mcbee Police Dept 713 15 94% 13 1,823 0% 54% 1 0 2
66 Moncks Corner Police Dept 6,645 40 82% 38 572 45% 34% 9 19 249
94 Mount Pleasant Police Dept 60,746 221 74% 205 337 21% 40% 79 122 473
110 Mullins Town Police Dept 4,820 13 76% 13 270 92% 8% 4 10 56
14 Myrtle Beach Police Dept 29,361 620 62% 559 1,904 38% 24% 385 216 1,747
99 Newberry County Sheriff Office 24,828 80 61% 78 314 59% 29% 51 45 275
30 Newberry Police Dept 10,927 128 63% 118 1,080 73% 26% 75 44 226
85 North Augusta City Police Dept 20,270 88 55% 82 405 38% 24% 71 21 377
28 North Charleston Police Dept 88,431 1,029 51% 991 1,121 69% 25% 989 455 2,170
37 North Myrtle Beach Police Dept 15,577 146 82% 146 937 14% 36% 33 45 468
10 North Town Police Dept 778 21 64% 19 2,442 58% 5% 12 4 8
134 Oconee County Sheriff Department 57,272 70 44% 62 108 16% 32% 90 61 301
131 Orangeburg County Sheriff Department 70,815 89 55% 78 110 74% 35% 73 103 490
56 Orangeburg Dept Of Public Safety 13,674 98 59% 91 666 74% 19% 67 40 407
22 Pageland Police Dept 2,539 36 78% 34 1,339 76% 18% 10 38 78
5 Pelion 599 19 73% 19 3,172 11% 37% 7 2 17
31 Pickens City Police Dept 2,990 35 59% 32 1,070 6% 66% 24 11 80
78 Richland County Sheriff Department 217,895 1,280 65% 1,056 485 78% 20% 691 500 1,564
33 Ridgeland Police Dept 2,640 29 57% 27 1,023 41% 22% 22 6 39
60 Rock Hill Police Dept 63,388 406 64% 394 622 56% 30% 224 327 1,136
86 Saluda County Sheriff Department 15,730 64 62% 62 394 34% 34% 39 14 66
73 Saluda Town Police Dept 2,979 16 76% 16 537 69% 6% 5 22 35
104 Seneca Police Dept 8,076 31 40% 24 297 50% 29% 46 22 140
124 Simpsonville Police Dept 16,211 30 55% 29 179 34% 41% 25 91 243
20 South Congaree Police Dept 2,413 78 75% 33 1,368 24% 18% 26 3 30
138 Spartanburg County Sheriff Office 205,672 185 29% 163 79 56% 15% 444 360 1,584
77 Spartanburg Public Safety Dept 38,388 200 60% 188 490 80% 26% 133 202 1,016
44 Springdale Town Police Dept 2,956 24 50% 24 812 17% 25% 24 2 20
82 Summerville Police Dept 43,985 214 56% 198 450 35% 35% 167 55 393
129 Sumter County Sheriff Department 66,414 104 53% 83 125 76% 20% 93 209 221
103 Sumter Police Dept 38,955 134 53% 118 303 82% 35% 120 144 758
49 Surfside Beach Police Dept 4,846 37 61% 35 722 17% 29% 24 12 84
6 Swansea 784 27 77% 23 2,934 39% 17% 8 5 9
64 Timmonsville Police Dept 2,384 14 50% 14 587 50% 0% 14 14 38
109 Town Of Fort Mill Police Dept 8,709 25 63% 24 276 17% 46% 15 21 82
119 Town Of Port Royal Police Dept 9,959 22 85% 20 201 50% 30% 4 8 73
18 Travelers Rest Police Dept 4,396 69 59% 69 1,570 16% 23% 48 7 99
13 Turbeville Police Dept 721 14 74% 14 1,942 50% 43% 5 1 3
112 Union County Sheriff Department 19,271 75 47% 50 259 36% 28% 83 55 207
89 Union Dept Of Public Safety 8,167 44 56% 30 367 70% 53% 35 60 120
16 Wagener Police Dept 878 17 81% 15 1,708 87% 27% 4 7 21
25 Walterboro Police Dept 5,601 73 65% 72 1,285 68% 33% 40 46 152
50 Ware Shoals Police Dept 2,359 19 45% 17 721 41% 18% 23 8 29
62 Wellford Police Dept 2,315 15 48% 14 605 50% 57% 16 12 32
88 West Columbia Police Dept 13,729 89 47% 52 379 46% 13% 100 49 324
26 Whitmire Police Dept 1,543 19 58% 19 1,231 42% 11% 14 2 22
95 Williamston Police Dept 3,914 13 38% 13 332 8% 46% 21 8 80
8 Yemassee Police Dept 857 25 76% 24 2,800 58% 21% 8 1 5
76 York County Sheriff Department 117,499 646 53% 576 490 31% 23% 562 206 884
68 York Police Dept 7,537 44 75% 42 557 29% 40% 15 51 215

 

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 139 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

Synthetic Narcotics: This category includes manufactured narcotics and includes, for example, Demerol , methadone, and Oxycontin.

Other Drugs: This category includes dangerous non-narcotic drugs and includes, for example, barbiturates, benzedrine, LSD, methamphetamine, and PCP.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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